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Mascherano's first goal gives Argentina top spot

2007-07-07 00:00:00

BARQUISIMETO (Venezuela), Jul 6 (Reuters): Midfielder Javier Mascherano scored his first goal for Argentina to give them a 1-0 win over Paraguay and top spot in their Copa America group Thursday.Mascherano picked up a loose ball on the edge of...

Tevez 'dream' move to come under football league scrutiny

2007-07-07 00:00:00

LONDON, Jul 6 (AFP): Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insisted Friday that he is determined to complete his "dream" move to Manchester United despite fears the deal could yet be blocked by the Premier League.The complexities surrounding the 23-year-old's ownership are...

Shops, markets, businesses will remain open till 8pm: Caretaker government decides to extend the shopping time

2007-07-07 00:00:00

BOA to use GP Business Solutions package

2007-07-06 00:00:00

FE ReportGrameenphone (GP) Ltd has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA), an affiliate member of the International Olympic committee, to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package.GP Business Solutions is an integrated telecommunications service specially...

Bloomberg recognises EPL research on Bangladesh equity mkt

2007-07-06 00:00:00

FE ReportA research conducted by a local merchant bank, Equity Partners Limited (EPL), has been approved by the Quality Control Department of Bloomberg, a New York-based company specialised in financial news and information services.The research covers a broad spectrum from...

EU approves takeover of Spain's Endesa

2007-07-06 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, July 5 (AP): European regulators approved the takeover of Spain's largest utility Endesa by Acciona and Italian utility Enel Thursday. The European Commission said its investigation found the proposed deal "would not significantly impede" competition in the European Union...

Pubali Bank shifts its Bagerhat branch

2007-07-06 00:00:00

FE ReportPubali Bank has shifted its Bagerhat branch to new premises with a view to providing its customers with the best and innovative banking services in fastest possible time.Director of the bank Giasuddin Ahmed inaugurated the new premises as the...

Asian markets end mixed

2007-07-06 00:00:00

HONG KONG, July 5 (AP): Asian markets were mixed Thursday as the region's two major bourses in Japan and Hong Kong advanced, shrugging off a 5.30 per cent plunge in Chinese shares.Markets in Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea and the...

European shares gain

2007-07-06 00:00:00

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters): European stock edged up in early Thursday trade after two days of gains, with Asian shares lending support, but markets were expected to take guidance later from two major European interest rate decisions. Miners were among...

Bumper production of seasonal fruits in B'baria

2007-07-06 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, July 5: Local fruit-growers and farmers are expecting a huge profit this season, as varieties of fleshy and juicy seasonal fruits have flooded the markets of the district. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, the bumper yield...

India's DLF makes strong debut

2007-07-06 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, July 5 (AP): Shares of India's top real estate company, DLF Limited, made a strong debut Thursday, rising nearly 9.0 per cent in the country's biggest-ever initial public offering. Last month, DLF raised about US$2.25 billion by selling...

corporatewatch

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Ambee Pharma recommends 25pc dividend The board of directors of Ambee Pharma has recommended 25 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '06. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at...

Pakistan mosque chief tells students to surrender

2007-07-06 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, July 5 (AFP): The captured leader of a besieged Pakistani mosque Thursday called on his followers to give themselves up, as dozens more surrendered after security forces set off loud "warning" blasts. Abdul Aziz said in a bizarre television...

Eight Hamas militants killed in Gaza clashes

2007-07-06 00:00:00

GAZA CITY, July 5 (AFP): Israel clashed with Hamas militants inside the Gaza Strip Thursday, killing eight in a fierce gunbattle that drew in Israeli aircraft, tanks and bulldozers. The army said airmen on a routine patrol about half a...

Al-Qaeda deputy leader urges strikes on West

2007-07-06 00:00:00

DUBAI, July 5 (AFP): Osama bin Laden's right-hand man Ayman al-Zawahiri issued a new video calling for Islamic fighters to strike Western interests worldwide and for regime change in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. "The struggle against the corrupt regimes and...

Soldier, eight police killed in Afghanistan

2007-07-06 00:00:00

KABUL, July 5 (AFP): A roadside bomb hit a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, killing one soldier, and suicide attacker killed eight policemen at a checkpoint in the south, officials said. n another echo of the conflict in Iraq,...

Men and women just as talkative

2007-07-06 00:00:00

CHICAGO, July 5 (AFP): When it comes to yakking, men and women are equal opportunity offenders, according to a study published Thursday that challenges the notion that women like to gab more than men. US researchers who tracked the conversational...

Big blast razes China karaoke bar, killing 25

2007-07-06 00:00:00

BEIJING, July 5 (AFP): High school students celebrating the end of exams were among 25 people killed in a thunderous explosion that destroyed a karaoke bar in northeast China, state media and witnesses said Thursday. The blast occurred in a...

Insurgents target Iraq oil hub

2007-07-06 00:00:00

KIRKUK, Iraq, July 5 (AFP): Insurgents launched three attacks in and around the disputed oil hub of Kirkuk in northern Iraq Thursday, killing two people and wounding several others, according to security officials. In one attack, militants detonated a roadside...

news digest

2007-07-06 00:00:00

60 people trapped as landslide engulfs bus PUEBLA, (Mexico), July 5: A landslide that swallowed a bus in Puebla, Mexico, trapped 60 people Wednesday, and the government sent in the army to work alongside other authorities on the rescue effort,...

Managing budgetary deficit through long-term borrowing

2007-07-06 00:00:00

THE government has decided to issue long-term bonds as part of its strategy to manage budgetary deficit in the current fiscal. Domestic borrowing through such bonds at reduced interest rates would help the government sail through the difficulties it might...

The budgetary framework for development

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Md. Abdul JabbarTHE annual budget of the government is the most important fiscal event which has important implications for economic growth and stabilisation as well as the living conditions of the people. But the existing process of budget preparation is...

Wetlands protection

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Syed Ishtiaque RezaALL concerned were caught by surprise when LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal last week disclosed that one famous building at Kawran Bazar will be demolished as nearly equally famous another building in the city, built without the approval of...

Public interest submerged in WASA lagoons

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Abul EhsanAny long-time resident of Dhaka city, who regularly buys fishes from the city markets for family consumption, is increasingly disgusted on reading the continuing newspaper reports about fish culture in the WASA's sewer lagoons in Narayanganj near Dhaka. These...

Policies to save trees

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Trees give off the valuable oxygen gas which humans breathe to survive. Trees take in the harmful carbon dioxide gas. Tees are basic to our survival and good health. Besides, trees have fruits which provide us with nutrition. The timber...

Occupied road spaces

2007-07-06 00:00:00

FREQUENTLY one comes across construction materials, rubbish or other goods stockpiled on sidewalks or directly on the sides of roads . The developers of high-rise buildings specially leave these building materials in a carefree manner not only on the road...

Disposal of seized motor vehicles

2007-07-06 00:00:00

IT has been observed for a pretty long time that seized motor vehicles are lying in the open sky in the compound of different police stations around the country. As a result, the valuable engines and bodies of the vehicles...

Fertiliser stock is more than Requirement: Geeteara

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Adviser for Industries Geeteara Safiya Chowdhury Thursday said the fertiliser stock in the country is more than requirement to meet the demand during this year's Aman season, reports BSS. "There is no fertiliser crisis in the country at all now....

CDA preparing to prosecute hill cutters

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 05: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is preparing to file cases against 23 persons and organisations separately on charge of cutting hills in the port city. Besides, the Department of Environment (DoE), Chittagong, has prepared a primary list...

Warid awards handsets to winners

2007-07-06 00:00:00

FE ReportWarid Telecom Thursday handed over mobile handsets to winners of its gratification campaign for the prepaid Zem subscribers. Muneer Farooqui, CEO of Warid Telecom, along with other officials of the company, gave away handsets and gift-hampers to the winners...